Introduction; Printer Compatibility - MINOLTA-QMS QMS Reference Manual

Introduction

MINOLTA-QMS printers offer a wide range of features for designing and printing
documents. Applications and printer emulations (such as PostScript, HP-GL, HP PCL)
differ in their ability to access some of the printer's features. The Document Option
Commands (DOC) provide a way to access printer features that are not accessible by your
application or the printer emulation.
Document Option Commands provide a quick and convenient way to access printer
features. By using Document Option Commands instead of individual printer language
commands, one driver can support all languages or emulations used by the printer.
If you are a system administrator, use your host network software to create customized
queues for all users connected to the printer. Use Document Option Commands to
generate personalized header pages or to activate special printer features for each user.
Characteristics of DOCs
Job related
Document Option Commands are relevant to the formatting of documents.
Human readable
No special programming skills are necessary to use Document Option Commands.
Emulation transparent
Document Option Commands are recognized, interpreted, and stripped from the
data stream before the print job is interpreted by the emulation.

Printer Compatibility

Printer features vary on each printer. For example, some of our printers may have a
built-in stapler. Document Option Commands designed to access stapler features would
not work on a printer that does not have a stapler. The purpose of this manual is to provide
an overall context for Document Option Commands used with any printer. Refer to your
printer documentation for a list of Document Option Commands supported and new
Document Option Commands designed to use the particular features of your printer. Refer
to this manual for general examples of how to use Document Option Commands.
6 Document Option Commands